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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2012, 1:19 AM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2012, 1:19 AM MST (08:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2012, 2:00 AM MST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
County Pima County, AZ
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 10, 9:19 PM MST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 9:19 PM MST, 4 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 12:15 PM MST, 13 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1215 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 AZZ501>503-515-110600- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 1215 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...THE MAIN STORY WILL BE THE CONTINUED VERY HOT TEMPERATURES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY HOT THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME GRADUAL COOLING NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ504>514-110600- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- 1215 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY HOT THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME GRADUAL COOLING NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:19 AM MST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 5:05 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 5:32 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 6:23 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pima | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 2:02 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pima | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 2:38 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 22 min |
| Aug 11, 3:35 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 3:41 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 3:45 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 4:09 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:19 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 26 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.